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Henry King of England Tudor VIII 1491–1547 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Jun 1491

Birth Location: Greenwich, Royal Borough of Greenwich, Greater London, England

Death Date: 28 Jan 1547

Death Location: Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England

Father: Henry VII

Mother: Elizabeth York

Spouse(s): Anne Boleyn, Catherine Howard, Anne Cleves, Catherine Aragon, Jane Seymour

Children(s): Lady Carey, Elizabeth I, Henry Fitzroy, Mary I, Edward VI

Henry King of England Tudor VIII was born in 1491 in Greenwich, Royal Borough of Greenwich, Greater London, England, the child of Henry King Harri Tudur Of England Tudor Vii And Elizabeth Queen Of England York. Henry King of England Tudor VIII married Anne Cleves, Anne Queen Of England 4 Cousin 15 Times Removed Boleyn, Catherine Howard, Catherine Of Aragon, Elizabeth Mistress Blount, Jane Seymour, and had children including Edward King Of England Vi, Elizabeth Queen Van Engeland Daughter Of Henry Tudor I, Henry Fitzroy, Lady Katherine Mary 13 Illegitimate Tudor Carey, Mary England I. Henry King of England Tudor VIII passed away in 1547 in Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England.

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  • Henry King of England Tudor VIII was born in 1491 in Greenwich, Royal Borough of Greenwich, Greater London, England, the child of Henry King Harri Tudur Of England Tudor Vii And Elizabeth Queen Of England York.
  • Henry King of England Tudor VIII married Anne Cleves, Anne Queen Of England 4 Cousin 15 Times Removed Boleyn, Catherine Howard, Catherine Of Aragon, Elizabeth Mistress Blount, Jane Seymour, and had children including Edward King Of England Vi, Elizabeth Queen Van Engeland Daughter Of Henry Tudor I, Henry Fitzroy, Lady Katherine Mary 13 Illegitimate Tudor Carey, Mary England I.
  • Henry King of England Tudor VIII passed away in 1547 in Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England.

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Henry VIII's Ancestors

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Henry VIII
1491–1547
Birth Place: Greenwich, Royal Borough of Greenwich, Greater London, England
Parents
Henry King (Harri Tudur)of England Tudor VII
1457–1509
Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Elizabeth (Queen of England) York
1465–1503
Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
Grandparents
Margaret Beaufort
1443–1509
Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England
Edmund Tudor
1431–1456
England
Edward (King of England (5th cousin 12xR) Plantagenet) IV
1442–1483
Rouen, Departement de la Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
Elizabeth (Queen consort of England) Woodville
1437–1492
Grafton Regis, South Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Beaufort
1404–1444
**** Beauchamp
1410–1482
Owen Tudor
–1461
Catherine Valois
1401–1437
Richard Plantagenet
1411–1460
Cecily Neville
1415–1495
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John I
1373–1410
Margaret Holand
1380–1439
Richard Conisburgh
1375–1415
Anne Mortimer
1390–1411

Henry VIII's Descendants

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Henry (King of England Tudor) VIII (28 Jun 1491–28 Jan 1547) m. Anne (QUEEN OF ENGLAND (4 cousin 15 times removed)) Boleyn (1501–19 May 1536) m. Catherine Howard (1520–13 Feb 1540) m. Anne Cleves (22 Sep 1515–04 Aug 1557) m. Catherine (of) Aragon (16 Dec 1485–07 Jan 1536) m. Jane Seymour (1509–24 Oct 1537)
  1. 1. Lady (Katherine Mary (13)(illegitimate Tudor)) Carey 1524–1568 m. Francis (( Sir Elder Knight) (13)) Knollys 1514–1596
    1. 1. FRANCIS ((12)) KNOWLES 1552–1643 m. Lettice Barrett 1555–1620
      1. 1. Robert ((11) Knowles) Knollys 1585–1613 m. Susan Pordage 1585–1631 m. Morning (Dove Narragansett Indian) Brown 1583–1612
      2. 2. Lettice Knowles 1599–1668
      3. 3. Francis (Knollys or) Knowles 1590–1643
    2. 2. Henry Knollys 1542–1582 m. Margaret Cave 1549–1606
      1. 1. Francis Knollys 1440–1596
      2. 2. Lettice Knollys 1583–1655
      3. 3. Elizabeth Knollys 1579–1621
    3. 3. Richard Knowles 1548–1596
    4. 4. William Knollys 1545–1632
    5. 5. Robert Knowles 1547–1619
    6. 6. Lettice Knollys 1540–1634
  2. 2. Elizabeth ((Queen) van Engeland (daughter of Henry Tudor)) I 1533–1603
  3. 3. Henry Fitzroy 1519–1536
  4. 4. Mary (England) I 1516–1558 m. philip (11 of) spain 1527–1598
  5. 5. Edward (King of England) VI 1537–1553

Henry VIII's Timeline

4 Records

1491
28 Jun 1491
Birth of Henry King of England Tudor VIII in Greenwich Palace, Kent, London, England
Greenwich Palace, Kent, London, England
1491
28 Jun 1491
Birth of Henry King of England Tudor VIII in Greenwich, Royal Borough of Greenwich, Greater London, England
Greenwich, Royal Borough of Greenwich, Greater London, England
1547
28 Jan 1547
Age 56
Death of Henry King of England Tudor VIII in Whitehall Palace, Whitehall, London, England
Whitehall Palace, Whitehall, London, England
1547
28 Jan 1547
Age 56
Death of Henry King of England Tudor VIII in St James, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
St James, City of Westminster, Greater London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Jun 1491
    Event Place: Greenwich Palace, Kent, London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [2] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [5] International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Jun 1491
    Event Place: Greenwich, Royal Borough of Greenwich, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Jan 1547
    Event Place: Whitehall Palace, Whitehall, London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [2] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [5] International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Jan 1547
    Event Place: St James, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] International, Find a Grave Index

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